Local eateries offer menus for spring Restaurant Week

Silicon Valley Restaurant Week's second annual spring edition kicks off April 30 and continues through May 7.

The idea is to both celebrate the food diversity of Silicon Valley and to entice diners to try restaurants they might never have visited. Participating eateries offer discounted, three-course dinners at a fixed price.

Tom Muller, co-owner with his brother Tim Muller of Lou's Village in Willow Glen, says they are participating for the second year in a row.

"The emphasis on food seems to be on San Francisco at times, but San Jose has just as much to offer in new and different ways," Muller says.

"There are so many restaurants here. and it's a good opportunity to showcase the variety and alternatives we offer in the greater Silicon Valley area."

Most restaurants are offering an appetizer, entrée and dessert with as many as three options for each course.

Muller says their chef, Darrell Rose, decided to go with just a straight prix fixe menu instead of offering choices as he did last year.

Lou's Village will have a first course of citrus cajun grilled prawn skewers, followed by lobster macaroni and cheese and ending with a vanilla milkshake in an edible chocolate casing for $35.

On the more expensive side is The Grill on the Alley in the Fairmont Hotel in downtown San Jose, which is offering two choices for each course with a price tag of $60.

On the less expensive side is The Farmers Union with three choices for the first course, four for the second and any dessert on the menu for the third, priced at $25 per person.

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Prices do not include drinks, tax or tips.

In Willow Glen the participating restaurants are Dry Creek Grill, Hay Market, Lou's Village and The Table.